Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Mount Saint Mary College

Newburgh, NY · 16 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$6,168 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

10.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
−2%Modeled 10-year ROI
$72,592Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$6,168at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$282,0880
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4
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−$6,16810
Years after graduationBreak-even: 10.2 years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$43,450
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$43,450
Sticker price
Average net price$25,522
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$55,014
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$25,522Average net price / year
$55,014Cost of attendance
$72,592Median earnings · year 5 after completion
65.5%Completion rate
88.9%Admission rate
1,148Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

92thEarnings percentile
60thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$71,264Year 1
$77,894Year 4
$72,592Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$135,8432Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Graduate/Professional Certificate$131,7683Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$108,4004Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$82,7075Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$79,3046Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$76,5297Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$75,7988Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Master's Degree$71,876

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in NY

Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Bronx, NY

University of Mount Saint Vincent

Annual net price
$21,696
Observed earnings · year 5
$73,472
Modeled 10-year ROI
+7%
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Queens, NY

St. John's University-New York

Annual net price
$29,999
Observed earnings · year 5
$71,559
Modeled 10-year ROI
-11%
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New Rochelle, NY

Iona University

Annual net price
$29,188
Observed earnings · year 5
$69,867
Modeled 10-year ROI
-16%
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Old Westbury, NY

New York Institute of Technology

Annual net price
$22,443
Observed earnings · year 5
$76,175
Modeled 10-year ROI
+16%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$135,843Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingGraduate/Professional Certificate$131,768Not available
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$108,400$27,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$82,707Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$79,304$24,750
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$76,529Not available
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$75,798Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$71,876Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$66,930$25,000
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree$66,761Not available
HistoryBachelor's Degree$63,174$26,999
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's Degree$60,133$26,500
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$58,434Not available
Human Services, GeneralBachelor's Degree$57,910$29,250
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$55,814Not available
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$53,898$26,000

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.